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My sale of the week image this week is a simple photograph of a statue of Sir Walter Scott, the famous Scottish author, at the foot of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh.  It was licensed by Alamy for use in an in-flight magazine.  It’s not particularly special but it was taken with a pure blue sky behind and in some lovely warm evening light - perhaps that’s why it stands out.  Whatever, a sale is a sale!

Sir Walter Scott at the foot of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh.
 
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To view more images follow this Sir Walter Scott link, or view this slideshow.

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Stock photography is a numbers game.  And in the digital age those numbers are growing at an alarming rate, a rate that is far too fast for any one photographer to keep up with.  It seems to me that most stock photographers are going to have to accept diminishing returns as the number of photographers submitting images to agencies and the number of images increace.  Add to that the falling value of stock imagery and the future look a little bleak. 

Ah well, the best I can do is try and keep up.  In the week that Alamy surpassed 12 million images I breached the 5000 mark, which is roughly 0.042% of Alamy’s total image count! A “small fish in a big pond” comes to mind.

I have spent many an hour photographing this fabulous memorial, which is sited on a hillside above Spean Bridge.  The Commandos trained in this rugged area during World World Two and this memorial is a tribute to the bravery and the sacrifice they made for us.  For further information about the Commandos visit the Commando Veterans website.  Two separate images sold this week, one as a print and another licensed for use in a guidebook.

The Commando Memorial, near Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. 

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To view more images of this sculpture, follow this Commando Memorial link, or view this slideshow.

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Today, I’ve added 597 images of Norway, mostly taken during our 2007 trip.  Regions represented are Hordaland, More og Romsdal, Oppland, Rogaland and Sogn og Fjordane.  Personal highlights are Eidfjord and Voringsfossen, plus the apple blossom in Hardanger, Hordaland; Alesund, the Atlantic Road, Geiranger, Mardalsfossen in Eikesdalen and the fishing island of Ona in More og Romsdal; Stavanger and Preikestolen in Rogaland; the Flam railway, Naeroyfjorden; Balestrand, Fjaerland and Oldevatnet in Sogn og Fjordane.

Norway is a beautiful and varied country.  Next year we plan to explore above the Arctic Circle. 

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Undredal beside Aurlandsfjorden, Sogn of Fjordane, Norway.

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My sale of the week this time around is a simple image of sand, sea and blue sky. It could be anywhere but was in fact taken at Uig Sands on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. It’s not an image I would want to hang on my wall but its a successful stock image. Alamy licensed this image for a cover of an atlas with a print run of one million.

Uig Sands, Isle of Lewis.

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To view more images of this hebridean island, follow this Isle of Lewis link.

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Rannoch Moor is much photographed, and no wonder! For me, Lochan na h-Achlaise is the main draw with its stunning backdrop of the Black Mount. Foreground interest is important in a scene like this and a small tree on an island is a feature that attracts me back, again and again. This week, this image was licensed by Alamy as a greetings card.

 Lochan na h-Achlaise and Rannoch Moor.

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To view more images of this area, follow this Rannoch Moor link.

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Print sales from the website are a steady source of income and just recently there has been a spike in enquiries and, more importantly, orders.  One print, sold for a wedding present, is this image of the Old Man of Storr on the Trotternish peninsular of the Isle of Skye.

It’s not my favourite image of this fabulous rock pinnacle but it sells regularly. 

The next image is the one I like best.  It was taken on the same day but in the “golden hour” of a June morning. 

 Old Man of Storr in the “golden hour”.

Which do you like best?

To see more images follow this stock images of the Old Man of Storr link.

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Added today are over 200 stock images of Slovenia.  Locations represented include the Julian Alps, the Triglav National park, Bohinj and Bled in Gorenjska; the Soca Valley and Piran; plus Notranjska, Stajerska and the capital city of Slovenia, Ljubljana.  Each image will soon* be linked to their respective Alamy sales page and, of course, Rights-Managed licences and prints are available from the Scot-image website.

*UPDATE* Each is image is now linked to their respective Alamy sales page.

Adding these images to Scot-image will also give me an opportunity to judge my attempts at SEO.

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Buy our guide book, Landscapes of Slovenia, published by Sunflower Books.  It features 41 walks and six car tours and covers large areas of the country, not just the Julian Alps.

 Lake Bled and Otok at sunrise.  Bled, Gorenjska, Slovenia.

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One of Scotland’s most popular west coast destinations has to be Plockton.  Enjoying a sheltered and sunny location on Loch Carron, Plockton even has palm trees along the shore and it’s easy to see why the crowds flock here in summer.  My favourite time though is in the autumn when the village is a bit more peaceful!  My “Sale of the week” this week is a picture taken from a well known vantage point above the village, which has views that reach as far as Torridon.  Alamy licensed this image, one of a set, for a Spanish educational book.  The pictures from this shoot have done well, selling as a postcard, brochure cover and, this year, as a calendar image.

To view and license this and other pictures click on this stock images of Plockton link.

 Plockton.

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Frommer’s are publishing a new guide book covering “Edinburgh and the Best of Scotland” and this week selected 11 of my images.  Most of my pictures will feature in areas outwith Edinburgh such as this one of Dunblane Cathedral. 

To view and licence similar pictures click on this stock images of Dunblane Cathedral link.

 Dunblane Cathedral.

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